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Robert Palmer - Sneakin' Sally Through The Alley (1974) First U.S. Pressing

Date: 24 Jun 2012 02:37:59

Sneakin' Sally Through the Alley is Robert Palmer's debut solo album, released in 1974. It was his first effort after three album releases co-fronting the band Vinegar Joe. Palmer is backed by The Meters and Lowell George of Little Feat. Multiple reviewers have commented that Palmer sang confidently on this album, despite being backed by more accomplished musicians such as Lowell George, Art Neville and New Orleans singer-songwriter Allen Toussaint. Recorded in New Orleans, Louisiana, New York, and Compass Point Studios in Nassau, the album was released on compact disc in 1990. The album peaked at #107 in the US.

Before becoming a slick, sharp-dressed pop star in the 1980s, Robert Palmer was a soul singer deeply rooted in R&B and funk. Those influences are on full display on his debut album Sneakin' Sally Through the Alley. With a backing band including members of Little Feat and the Meters, the music has a laid-back groove whether Palmer's covering New Orleans legend Allen Toussaint (the title track) or singing originals ("Hey Julia," " Get Outside"). While the music is tight and solid, it is Robert Palmer's voice that is revelatory – he sounds supremely confident among these talented musicians, and they seem to feed off his vocal intensity. Fans of the Meters or people who want to discover the funky side of Robert Palmer should check this one out. Reviewed by Vik Iyengar allmusic.com

EAC Log

Exact Audio Copy V1.0 beta 2 from 29. April 2011

EAC extraction logfile from 22. June 2012, 16:12

Robert Palmer / Sneakin' Sally Through The Alley

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Read mode : Secure
Utilize accurate stream : Yes
Defeat audio cache : Yes
Make use of C2 pointers : No

Read offset correction : 667
Overread into Lead-In and Lead-Out : No
Fill up missing offset samples with silence : Yes
Delete leading and trailing silent blocks : No
Null samples used in CRC calculations : Yes
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Additional command line options : -V -8 -T "artist=%albumartist%" -T "title=%title%" -T "album=%albumtitle%" -T "date=%year%" -T "genre=%genre%" -T "tracknumber=%tracknr%" %source%

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8 | 23:46.12 | 12:18.23 | 106962 | 162334

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Filename C:\EAC\Robert Palmer - (1974) Sneakin' Sally Through The Alley\Robert Palmer - Sneakin' Sally Through The Alley.wav

Peak level 89.1 %
Extraction speed 1.8 X
Range quality 100.0 %
Test CRC ECBF888F
Copy CRC ECBF888F
Copy OK

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AccurateRip summary

Track 1 accurately ripped (confidence 13) [ADC29AE8] (AR v1)
Track 2 accurately ripped (confidence 14) [F1CA805A] (AR v1)
Track 3 accurately ripped (confidence 14) [93B0519A] (AR v1)
Track 4 accurately ripped (confidence 14) [64ADC901] (AR v1)
Track 5 accurately ripped (confidence 14) [E6D16006] (AR v1)
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All songs by Robert Palmer except where noted:

01. Sailing Shoes (Lowell George) – 2:44
02. Hey Julia – 2:24
03. Sneakin' Sally Through the Alley (Allen Toussaint) – 4:21
04. Get Outside – 4:32
05. Blackmail (Robert Palmer, Lowell George) – 2:32
06. How Much Fun – 3:02
07. From a Whisper to a Scream (Allen Toussaint) – 3:32
08. Through It All There's You – 12:17

Released September 1974

Personnel

Steve Smith – Production
Phill Brown – Engineering
Ken Laxton – Engineering
Alan Varner – Engineering
Rhett Davies – Engineering

Jim Mullen - guitar on track 2
Jody Linscott - percussion on track 2
Steve York - harmonica solo on track 3
Lowell George - guitar on 1, 3, 4, 6, & 7
Steve Winwood - piano on 8

The Meters on Tracks 1, 3, 6, & 7

Art Neville - keyboards
Leo Nocentelli - guitar
George Porter, Jr. - bass
Joseph Modeliste - drums

New York Rhythm Section on Tracks 4, 5, & 8

Cornell Dupree - guitar
Richard Tee - piano
Gordon Edwards - bass
Bernard Purdie - drums

DR Log

foobar2000 1.1.7 / Dynamic Range Meter 1.1.0
log date: 2012-06-22 22:29:51

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Analyzed: Robert Palmer / Sneakin' Sally Through The Alley
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DR Peak RMS Duration Track
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DR11 -1.20 dB -15.20 dB 2:42 01-Sailing Shoes
DR12 -1.44 dB -16.05 dB 2:25 02-Hey Julia
DR12 -1.20 dB -15.33 dB 4:26 03-Sneakin' Sally Thru The Alley
DR12 -1.44 dB -16.99 dB 4:48 04-Get Outside
DR12 -1.00 dB -15.54 dB 2:39 05-Blackmail
DR11 -2.63 dB -16.13 dB 3:08 06-How Much Fun
DR12 -2.27 dB -17.69 dB 3:37 07-From A Whisper To A Scream
DR13 -1.30 dB -18.73 dB 12:18 08-Through It All There's You
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Number of tracks: 8
Official DR value: DR12

Samplerate: 44100 Hz
Channels: 2
Bits per sample: 16
Bitrate: 821 kbps
Codec: FLAC
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